Emily Altman is Director of Arts Operations, Publications and Exhibits at Grace Farms Foundation. Emily brings almost 20 years of arts management experience to this role, from both for profit and non-profit arts institutions. Throughout her career, creating a connection with audiences through art and communicating the importance and power of the arts has been a central goal.
She started her career at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, working directly with the Senior Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Collections and other departments on the collection management and exhibition management of the Museum. After MoMA, Emily became Exhibitions Manager at Christie’s, New York, where she led exhibition installations with all auction departments, in advance of the public auctions. After Christie’s, Emily’s career shifted into visual arts education, where she directed the Visual Arts Program at the Darien Arts Center, and most recently managed the Education and Public Programs at the Katonah Museum of Art.
Emily holds a B.A. from Bucknell University in Art History, and a M.A. from New York University in Visual Arts Administration.
